myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of comprimir

Etymology of the Spanish word comprimir

the Spanish word comprimir

derived from the Latin word comprimere (press, squeeze together, fold; suppress, control, stifle)

derived from the Latin word premere (to press; press, press hard, pursue)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

Dutch kompres, Dutch comprimeren, English compress, French compresse, French comprimer, German Kompresse, German komprimieren, Italian comprimere, Latin comprimere, Norwegian kompress, Norwegian komprimere, Portuguese comprimir, Swedish kompress, Swedish komprimera